Extreme Budgeting: Pushing Excel to Its Limits... and Beyond

Overview

The budgeting process has evolved greatly over the last couple of decades, not just because the businesses have evolved, but also because in 1979 - VisiCalc - the world's first spreadsheet was created. Since that time, doing budgeting has become synonymous with using a spreadsheet. Today, it is unthinkable to attempt budgeting without using a spreadsheet. In this paper, Applix offers several tips and tricks to squeeze every last bit of power and functionality out of Excel to make the budgeting easier, quicker, and more accurate. The paper also explains the limits of Excel in coping with today's planning and budgeting requirements, and provide an overview of Applix TM1, an analytical platform that works in conjunction with Excel.